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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Penny give Eva for her birthday that got her writing juices flowing?
(a) Stationary.
(b) A diary.
(c) A blank notebook.
(d) A typewriter.

2. What did Eva's father say he wanted back after they lived in Canada for a while that he claimed he always had before?
(a) His strength.
(b) His politics.
(c) His wife.
(d) His peace of mind.

3. Why was Alinka receiving more of a Jewish education in Canada than Eva?
(a) Eva and Alinka's parents were now practicing Jews.
(b) Alinka attended a Hebrew school.
(c) All Alinda's friends were Jewish.
(d) Alinka went to synagogue every Saturday.

4. Vancouver's Board of Commerce claimed that Vancouver was the most beautiful city in the world after what city?
(a) Rio de Janeiro.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

5. What did Eva's father settle into for work in Canada?
(a) He worked for a construction company.
(b) He collected and sold junk.
(c) He ran a diner.
(d) He ran an antique store for fine antiques.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva's teacher, Mr. Jones ask her about that only she could answer?

2. What story of success did Eva's father hear from a man who spoke Yiddish about a Polish Jew who came to Canada?

3. What did Mrs. Steiner disapprove of that Eva's father did?

4. What nationality was Eva's piano teacher in Canada?

5. How long did Mr. Ostropov's lessons run?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Eva see Mr. Rosenberg after the Wydra's had been in Canada for a bit? How did he change in Eva's eyes and why did she perceive him differently after a short time?

2. How was Eva a "pretend teenager?"

3. When Eva dreamed of staying in Poland, how did she imagine her life would have been had she stayed? What was "normal" to Eva and why did she believe that life in Poland would have been "normal?"

4. Shortly after the Wydra's arrived in Canada, Eva had a bad dream. What was it and why was it significant?

5. As Eva learned new words and expressions, why was she baffled by "You're welcome?"

6. How did the concept of "internal goods" give Eva comfort and allow her to feel more comfortable with herself?

7. How were Eva's views of communism different from her classmates?

8. What did Eva mean when she claimed to have "no interior language?"

9. Once in Canada, how did Eva keep her privacy? What did she hold back? How was she careful in what she said about the difficulties that her family was facing?

10. Why did Eva choose English as the language she would write in when she received her new diary?

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